Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has visited Syria for talks with President Bashar al-Assad about military cooperation as well as counterterrorism.

The Syrian foreign minister says Oman has stood by his country in the fight against terrorism.

Syria’s foreign minister says Takfiri terrorist groups are wreaking havoc in northern Syria under the support of the United States and Turkey.

Iran’s President Raeisi says continued presence of foreign forces in Syria is detrimental to security and stability of the entire region.

The Syrian foreign minister says says certain Western countries are now attempting to sabotage prospects for a political end to the ongoing conflict in the country after failing to advance their agenda on the battlefield.

Iran’s Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has arrived in the Syrian capital Damascus where he was welcomed by his counterpart, Faisal Mekdad.

Syria’s top diplomat Faisal Mekdad has welcomed any move to foster closer relations between Iran and Arab countries.

Iran’s foreign minister says Tehran’s relations with Baghdad and Damascus are of a strategic nature.

Syria says its relations with Iran have enhanced to such a status that can “serve as a model” for others.

The Syrian foreign minister says his country has an unalienable right to recover the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, and return it back to the motherland.